for medical school, aspiring american doctors typically went to edinburgh for medical school. medical schools were only beginning to be founded in the colonies in the 1760's rush remembered his time in edinburgh as the happiest period of his life. it was intellectually stimulating and socially rewarding. he developed relationships with young men from all over the british empire while there. budding british doctors also had similar experiences at this stage in their life of meeting fellow doctors or fellow doctors in training from around the empire. after he received his degree in edinburgh, rush went to london, where he trained in the cities ' hospitals. one of the hospitals he trained that was a small inoculation -- smallpox inoculation hospital. it was near the foundling hospital. he may well have been familiar with that. he was certainly familiar with other hospitals in the city. rush did not think he would learn much at london's hospitals , but he did think his time would enhance his reputation. he appreciated more the connections he forged in london. among others, you got